Interfaith

The Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) hosted an interreligious dialogue about Christian and Buddhist civilizations at the University of Sofia in Bulgaria on November 25. The event coincided with the 50th anniversary of the IOP's founding. ... read more

On November 24, SGI-Iceland took part in the "Samráðsvettvangur trúfélaga" interfaith forum, which, this year, marks its fifth anniversary. SGI-Iceland is one of 14 faith organizations that regularly participate in the forum, which promotes understanding and respect between people of different faiths and meets at least four times a year. ... read more

On November 22, several Singapore Soka Association (SSA) youth members attended the inaugural Abdul Aleem Siddique Memorial Lecture, which was held at and organized by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore's (MUIS) Harmony Centre located in An-Nahadhah Mosque. ... read more

The Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) held a lecture series titled "The Essence and Diversity of Islamic Culture" at Nihon-seinenkan Hotel in Tokyo, from September to November. The lectures focused on the core principles of Islam, the diversity of Islamic culture and its influence on global society. ... read more

Soka Gakkai was a cosponsor of a two-day interfaith conference titled "Brave New Planet--Imagining Ecological Communities" that was put together by Progressive Christians Uniting (PCU), Southern California, at Claremont Presbyterian Church in Claremont, California, from October 28-29. ... read more

On September 11, 2011, religious leaders of the 6 main faiths in Singapore--Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Taoist, Hindu and Buddhist--led a minute of silence in memory of those who died in the terrorist attacks in New York ten years earlier. ... read more

Aparajita Bharti, a 21-year-old Bharat (India) Soka Gakkai (BSG) member, has been selected by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation for one of its Faiths Act Fellowships for 2011-12. Ms. Bharti, representing the Buddhist faith, was one of four Indians--2 Hindus, 1 Muslim and 1 Buddhist--selected. ... read more

The first in a series of three interfaith dialogues titled "Embracing Difficult Conversations" was held at the SGI-Australia Culture Centre in Sydney on June 9. The theme of the meeting was "Conflict and Religion." ... read more

An interfaith event was held at the SGI-Germany Culture Center in Mörfelden-Walldorf, as part of an open day event at the center celebrating its 25th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's visit to the center on June 4. ... read more

A panel discussion "Dialogue of Civilizations on Tolerance and Peace" was held at the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. The discussion was based on the dialogue between Abdurrahman Wahid and Daisaku Ikeda. ... read more